Bazaar

Central market of Kyzyl Suu

Central bazar of the chef lieu Kyzyl Suu, Jeti Oguz district, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Anina Eggenberger for Nomad's Land

Issyk Kul region • Kyrgyzstan • 1746 m

In 1932, Ella Maillart, a Swiss adventurer, describes the market of Kyzyl Suu, formerly Pakrovka, in her book "From the Celestial Mountains to the Red Sands". She makes a last supply before leaving to search for the basmatchis who were hiding in the Tien Shan mountains. The market is in the centre of the village on the main road south of Lake Issyk Kul.

You can find everything here, but the main reason for coming is fresh bread, meat, fruit, vegetables and dairy products.